Mohan Shenoi of Kotak Mahindra Bank expects the 10-year benchmark bond yield to trade in a range of 7.73-7.78 percent for the day,
Mohan Shenoi of Kotak Mahindra Bank said, "Fed Chair, Powell's, Congressional testimony points towards four rate hikes this year as Fed tries to balance between growth and higher than target inflation."
"This is leading to dollar strength across the board with the dollar index back above 90 levels. Rupee spot and forwards are under pressure as availability of dollar credit has reduced recently. I expect the USD-INR to trade in a range of 65.15-65.45 today."
"Indian economy is gradually recovering from cyclical and structural bottlenecks as evidenced by higher than expected Q3 GDP growth of 7.2 percent (YoY). This is bearish from a bond market perspective."
